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Inside Carve it up Annexation options draw a crowd COMMUNITY 2 Years away Don’t look for ‘quick fix’ on 1-285 COMMUNITY 4 Summer stall Food donations essential year-round COAAMENTARY 8 Honestly, Abe Lovett headmaster a big fan of our 16th president AROUND TOWN 9 Family matters Congregations offer shelter to homeless AAAKING A DIFFERENCE 10 Scan here to get Reporter Newspapers in your inbox or sign up @ ReporterNewspapers.net Dun woody Reporter www. Reporter Newspapers, net MAY 17 - MAY 30,2013 • VOL. 4 - NO. 10 P a ge 3o We know cookies and other sweet treats From left, Mattie Weaver, Caitlin Dodson and Megan Murphy, members of Dunwoody Girl Scout Troop 29411,ready cookies, cakes and muffins to sell at the Dunwoody Art Festival on May 11. Proceeds from the sale went to Drake House, a local crisis residential assessment center for homeless women and children. More photos on page 6. PHIL MOSIER Council tells commission to reconsider zoning BY JOE EARLE joeearle@reporternewspapers.net Dunwoody City Council has asked the city’s Planning Commis sion to take a new look at a controversial rezoning request after eth ics questions were raised following an earlier vote. City Council voted 6-1 during its May 13 meeting to return the Sterling Point proposal to the commission for a new round of de bate. Council members worried that campaign contributions from a law firm representing the developer to a planning commissioner raised questions about the approval of the project. “This should go back,” Councilman Terry Nall said at the May CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 City seeking fire services for north DeKalb BY JOE EARLE joeearle@reporternewspapers.net Dunwoody city officials are taking another step toward trying to pull together cities in north DeKalb County to create a new fire department. City Manager Warren Hutmacher told Dunwoody City Coun cil members at their May 13 meeting that city officials had dis cussed the multi-city fire department proposal with leaders of Brookhaven, Chamblee and Doraville, and received favorable ini tial responses. Now the cities are considering hiring a consultant for a deeper CONTINUED ON PAGE 27 A REVOLUTIONARY HEARING AID THAT CAN HEAR UKE YOUR EARS DO. FREE demonstration and hearing screeningl See our ad on page 10 to learn about our 14 day test drive! AUDIOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS of ATLANTA “Since 1983” You Could Be Hearing From Us. Lyric can. Helena Kadyn Solodar, Au.D. Williams, Au.D.
